CDE data of graduation and dropout rates confirms there is a growing achievement gap between Latino, Black, and English learner students. The achievement gap refers to the disparities in academic performance associated with race and class.
According to data provided by the National Centre for Education Statistics in 2018, of the 48 states where data was collected, Black males remain at the bottom of 4-year high school graduation rates.
Closing the achievement gap earlier in the schooling process, such as during elementary school, can improve high school graduation rates and decrease dropout rates. Individually tailored student support is one way that is proposed to accomplish this.
In The Long-Term Impact of Systemic Student Support in Elementary School: Reducing High School Dropout, Terrence J. Lee-St. John, a Biostatistician at the Research Department of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, says, “Students often fail to complete high school for complex reasons that often manifest long before they reach high school. Individually tailored student support during elementary school can lead to lasting and meaningful effects.”
Top 100 Schools Ranked by Dropout Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Nea Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Anderson New Technology High | Anderson Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High | Anderson Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Mayfair High | Bellflower Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Golden Sierra Junior Senior High | Black Oak Mine Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation) | Cabrillo Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Minarets High | Chawanakee Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista | Chula Vista Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | NOVA Academy - Coachella | Coachella Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Compton Early College High | Compton Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Contra Costa School of Performing Arts | Contra Costa County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Technology High | Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified | 0 |
| 1 | South Hills High | Covina-Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Da Vinci Charter Academy | Davis Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Davis School for Independent Study | Davis Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley | Duarte Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Durham High | Durham Unified | 0 |
| … | |||
| 1 | Kearny Digital Media & Design | San Diego Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Kearny Eng Innov & Design | San Diego Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Mt. Everest Academy | San Diego Unified | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego SCPA | San Diego Unified | 0 |
| 1 | The O'Farrell Charter | San Diego Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Canyon Crest Academy | San Dieguito Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Mountain View High | San Jacinto Unified | 0 |
| 1 | San Jacinto Valley Academy | San Jacinto Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Middle College High | San Jose Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Laurel Ruff Transition | San Juan Unified | 0 |
| 1 | San Lorenzo Valley High | San Lorenzo Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | San Mateo County Special Education | San Mateo County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Hallmark Charter | Sanger Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Middle College High | Santa Ana Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Nova Academy | Santa Ana Unified | 0 |
| 1 | University Preparatory Academy Charter | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Etna Union High | Scott Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Scotts Valley High | Scotts Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | University Preparatory | Shasta Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Loyalton High | Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Silver Valley High | Silver Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | McCloud High | Siskiyou Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Aspire Langston Hughes Academy | Stockton Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies | Stockton Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Health Careers Academy | Stockton Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Pacific Law Academy | Stockton Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Stockton Early College Academy | Stockton Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Sutter County Special Education | Sutter County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Sutter High | Sutter Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center | Temple City Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Templeton High | Templeton Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Templeton Independent Study High | Templeton Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Millennium Charter | Tracy Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Travis Education Center | Travis Unified | 0 |
| 1 | University Preparatory High | Tulare County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Tulelake High | Tulelake Basin Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Orchard View | Twin Hills Union Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | Creative Connections Arts Academy | Twin Rivers Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Redwood Academy of Ukiah | Ukiah Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Triton Academy | Ventura County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Visalia Technical Early College | Visalia Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Guajome Park Academy Charter | Vista Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy | West Contra Costa Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Middle College High | West Contra Costa Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Analy High | West Sonoma County Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Inspire Charter School - Central | Westside Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | Phoenix Charter Academy | Whitmore Union Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | Pioneer High | Whittier Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Mid Valley High (Continuation) | Williams Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Williams Junior/Senior High | Williams Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Da Vinci Communications High | Wiseburn Unified | 0 |
| … | |||
| 2169 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 81.8 |
| 2171 | Gould Educational Center | Madera County Superintendent of Schools | 82.4 |
| 2172 | Come Back Charter | Merced County Office of Education | 83.7 |
| 2173 | Gateway High (Continuation) | Chowchilla Union High | 84.6 |
| 2174 | Tulare County Court | Tulare County Office of Education | 85.7 |
| 2175 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 88.9 |
| 2176 | Matrix for Success Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 89.6 |
| 2177 | Violet Heintz Education Academy | Fresno County Office of Education | 90 |
| 2177 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 90 |
| 2179 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.2 |
| 2180 | Independence Charter Academy | Helendale Elementary | 90.3 |
| 2181 | Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 91.4 |
| 2182 | Highlands Community Charter | Twin Rivers Unified | 91.6 |
| 2183 | S.F. County Special Education | San Francisco County Office of Education | 91.7 |
| 2184 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 92.1 |
| 2185 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 92.4 |
| 2186 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 92.9 |
| 2187 | Boron Junior-Senior High | Muroc Joint Unified | 93.2 |
| 2188 | Laytonville High | Laytonville Unified | 93.8 |
| 2189 | Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 95.5 |
| 2190 | San Bernardino County Special Education | San Bernardino County Office of Education | 96.1 |
| 2191 | Shasta County Independent Study Charter | Shasta County Office of Education | 97.3 |
| 2192 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98 |
| 2193 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98.2 |
| 2194 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 98.6 |
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